Cleveland Junior Naval Academy

Cleveland Junior Naval Academy
Exterior of Cleveland Junior Naval Academy, October 2011
Location
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4939 Kemper Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63139

United States
Coordinates38°36′17″N 90°16′16″W / 38.6046°N 90.2710°W / 38.6046; -90.2710
Information
TypeMagnet high school
Established1915
Closed2021
School districtSt. Louis Public Schools
SuperintendentKelvin Adams
PrincipalSusan Viviano
Faculty22.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment251 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio11.41[1]
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)   Blue and gold
MascotPegleg Pete
Team nameCommanders
Information(314)
WebsiteSchool web site

Cleveland Junior Naval Academy (also known as Cleveland High School) was a magnet military academy high school in St. Louis, Missouri and was a part of the St. Louis Public Schools. Cleveland High School opened in 1915 as a comprehensive high school, merging with the Junior Naval Academy in 1984. The Junior Naval Academy was a magnet military academy, founded in 1981.[2] In 2006, the school moved from its original location on Louisiana Avenue (38°34′40″N 90°14′34″W / 38.5777°N 90.2429°W / 38.5777; -90.2429) to the Pruitt Military Academy building on North 22nd Street, then, in 2010, it moved from Pruitt to the Southwest High School building at Arsenal and Kingshighway.[3] In 2021, the St. Louis Public Schools board voted to close the location effective the upcoming school year.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "CLEVELAND NJROTC ACADEMY". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Dillon, Dan (2005). So, Where'd You Go to High School? The Baby Boomer Edition. St. Louis, Missouri: Virginia Publishing Company. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1-891442-33-3.
  3. ^ Giegerich, Steve (October 8, 2006). "Cleveland High alumni come back when the school needs them most". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. D1.
  4. ^ Bernhard, Blythe (March 10, 2021). "Sumner High School in St. Louis to stay open with an arts and activism focus". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-04-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)